Skurfvöttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skurfvöttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skurfvöttr" (or skurfvǫttr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skurfvöttr (skurfvǫttr): skurfvöttr, m.? forekommer som Skjælds- ord i Ordene: Anstein sagðe svá: Mariabanne tik skurfhuott -; spurde þaOrmer Anstein fyrden æst thw stungin;ey er ek stungin, sagde Anstein, uttenMari bannæ then skurfhuotten Vikleik,han sló mik DN. VIII, 2986. 9.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, skurfvöttr may be more accurately written as skurfvǫttr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚠᚠᚯᛏᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.